After crossing, I was miserable.

After Qian Duoduo arrived, he found the old man who had led the way before. This old man was the village chief of the village at the foot of the mountain. Actually, it is not quite right to call him an old man. The village chief is a middle-aged man who looks like he is nearly 50 years old, but in fact he is in his early 40s. But in this era, he is already a grandfather at this age.

Most of the villagers were tenants of the manor. Their lives had been greatly affected by their poverty or lack of employers, and they were afraid that the crops they had worked so hard to grow for a year would be taken away by their new employers. So the village chief decided to welcome them in person to find out the truth.

Every time Qian Duoduo and his friends came, they would go back to the mountains and never asked about the land they rented. The village chief didn't understand what Qian Duoduo and his friends meant. And it seemed that they were planning to do something in the mountains. Could it be that they were not planning to rent out land anymore?

After the first day of the trip, the village chief wanted to ask about their land leasing, but unexpectedly Qian Duoduo said first: "Village chief, I plan to build some houses in the mountains. Does our village have people who are skilled in masonry and craftsmanship? Don't worry, there are wages, ten cents a day, including lunch."

"This?" The village chief didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

But seeing the village chief's reaction, Qian Duoduo misunderstood and said, "Village chief, isn't it almost autumn harvest time? If our villagers don't have time, I will find someone else so as not to delay your autumn harvest."

But the village chief said excitedly: "Yes, yes, we have time. I wonder how many people the young master needs?" Their village is not short of labor now.

The village used to be rich because of the land, but because the original owner had an accident, the employer changed again and again, and they were not allowed to farm the land. Many young men went out to work, but they could not earn much money. They all despised working for the employer who had an accident, and they all felt that it was unlucky. It really made them miserable.

The village chief said a little excitedly: "Young Master, if you need anything else, we can help you."

"Village chief, you can't help me. I'm hiring you and I'm paying you. Well, you can choose two or three ladies who can cook to cook at noon. You'll get three cents a day."

"Yes, yes, it was I, old man, who said the wrong thing. Young Master, don't worry, I will definitely choose the right person for you." The village chief wiped the sweat from his forehead in fear. He was really afraid that if he said something wrong, he would lose his job.

"Village Chief, please find me some good fighters. There is no limit to the number of fighters, but I don't want to see any sneaky people."

"Okay, okay, no problem. You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll go back now and come over once I gather everyone." After saying this, the village chief trotted away.

"Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you running so fast?" Qian Duoduo said helplessly.

"They are probably afraid that the young lady will go back on her word." Zhou She said appropriately. Seeing Qian Duoduo looking at him in confusion, he explained, "Before, they were also affected by the former general's mansion. They planted the land and then were not allowed to plant it. They kept going back and forth and did not have much harvest. The men in the village went out to work, and they were unwilling to hire them, resulting in them having basically no income this year. From a relatively wealthy village, it has become a village that everyone avoids. Several surrounding villages have almost isolated their village. Now that you provide them with extra work, they are of course happy."

"Is the impact so big?" Qian Duoduo said helplessly.

"Not everyone is as unrestrained as the young lady. Especially businessmen and officials are more taboo against people like us who have bad experiences." Zhou She was also helpless. They obviously did nothing wrong, and they were not the ones who did something wrong. But they also suffered from the misfortune. There is still no place to reason about this kind of thing. Maybe this is human nature.

"Okay. Brothers, you guys go and have a rest first. I'll take the kids for a walk." After saying that, he took the five children away.

Qian Yi watched Qian Duoduo leave, and also left with Zhou She. Chunxia, ​​Qiudong and the others went to prepare dinner.

"Young Master, the eldest lady asked me to find out about the leasing situation of other manors before. She said that after I find out, I should hand it over to you and you can make all the decisions. This is what I know." After saying that, he handed the written situation to Qian Yi.

Qian Yi took it and looked at it carefully. "Well, that's good. Let's do it according to your idea. When the village chief comes tomorrow, you can talk to him, and then find Duoduo when signing the contract."

"The eldest lady said that the contract is for you to sign. The name of this manor is also yours."

"Mine?" Qian Yi said in surprise.

"Yes, that's what the young lady said. So, after she says there are no problems on your side, we can sign the contract."

Qian Yi pondered for a while and said, "Okay, I understand."

After the village chief returned, he first went to see the clan leader. There were big families and some small households in the village. Although he was responsible for some external affairs, the clan leader still had the final say in some matters of the clan.

The tribe knew that the village chief had returned, and his face was full of rosy glow, so they guessed that something good was going to happen. Several elders with status in the tribe came to the tribe chief to know if the land issue had been resolved.

The village chief first briefly talked about what the new owner wanted to do, and everyone listened carefully. Then he talked about the new owner's job search, emphasizing that they would be paid, ten cents a day, and a lunch was included.

After listening to them, everyone started to talk about it. Since these were the elders in the tribe, the village chief couldn't interrupt them casually, so he let them discuss it first. After everyone discussed for a while, they realized that the tribe chief didn't say anything, so they automatically shut up and waited for the tribe chief to speak.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished their discussion, the clan leader asked, "Does the new owner have any other requirements?"

The village chief smiled and replied, "There are no other excessive requirements. The only requirement is that the people who work must be hardworking and quick-handed, and not be sneaky or cunning. If we find anyone, we will drive them all back."

The words "bring all back" were added by the village chief himself. Qian Duoduo said "bring them back", but he didn't say "bring all back". However, in order to prevent someone from taking advantage of the situation, the village chief still said it more seriously so that everyone would pay more attention.

"The new owner said, give us one day. There is no limit on the number of people, only the character and workmanship are required."

When everyone heard that there was no limit on the number of people, they were very happy and wanted to drive all the cows in their homes to go. But when they heard that if anyone with a problem was found, everyone would be asked to go back, then those who chose to go had to be carefully screened.

The clan leader immediately decided: "That's enough, everyone has heard it. Go back and explain it to your family. Don't push out those who are not good enough, so as not to implicate everyone." He was looking at the fourth uncle when he said this. Everyone knew that he had a son who was not stingy.

Fourth uncle coughed twice, and the clan leader said directly: "Okay, everyone go back first and come to my place tomorrow at noon. Second brother, go and notify those who haven't come yet."

"Yes, big brother." After a few people said this, they saw that everyone had nothing to do, so they left first.

"Does the village chief have anything else to say?" Seeing that the village chief did not move, the clan leader guessed that there might be something else.

"Chief, the new owner wants to find three women to cook, just for lunch. To be honest, I plan to let my wife give it a try. As for the other two, I still need the chief to help me choose. After all, I will cook for everyone for free. Please help me."

When the village chief said this, he used his fingers to indicate three. The clan leader understood what he meant and laughed twice. "Don't worry, leave it to me."